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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Mobile AL

302 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026



Gulf Coastal Waters Okaloosa Walton County Line To Pascagoula Out

60 NM



Seas are given as significant wave height...which is the average

height of the highest 1/3 of the waves.  Individual waves may be

more than twice the significant wave height.



GMZ600-170900-

302 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026



.SYNOPSIS...

High pressure will continue to move west across the northern Gulf

through the weekend. This will maintain a light to occasionally

moderate west to northwest flow through early next week. Seas

will generally 1 to 2 feet.



$$



GMZ630-170900-

Northern Mobile Bay-

302 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026



.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light

chop. 

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

afternoon. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening. 

.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

afternoon. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening. 

.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

afternoon. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening. 

.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ631-632-170900-

Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound-

302 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026



.TONIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening. 

.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening. 

.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening. 

.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance

of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening. 

.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance

of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ633-634-170900-

Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-

302 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026



.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light

chop. 

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in

the evening. 

.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

afternoon. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

afternoon. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening. 

.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the

afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening. 

.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A slight chance

of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ635-636-170900-

Western Choctawhatchee Bay-Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay-

302 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026



.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Light

chop. 

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in

the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly

in the evening. 

.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening. 

.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Smooth.

.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in

the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. Light chop. A chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or

less. Light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in

the evening. 



Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ650-655-170900-

Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM-

Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola

FL out 20 NM-

302 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026



.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave

Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. 

.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave

Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at

7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after

midnight. 

.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the

afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at

4 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around

2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at

8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the

afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at

4 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and

thunderstorms. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at

9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

evening. 

.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the

afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at

3 seconds and south 1 foot at 9 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in

the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot

at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming west 1 foot

at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 9 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 

.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in

the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet in the

afternoon. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds and south 1 foot

at 9 seconds, becoming southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and south

1 foot at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms

in the afternoon. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to

3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and south

1 foot at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$



GMZ670-675-170900-

Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM-

Waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL from

20 to 60 NM-

302 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026



.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave

Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. 

.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave

Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave

Detail: West 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. A

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a

chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 

.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas

2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 4 seconds and south

1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around

2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at

9 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in

the evening. 

.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to

20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas

around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and south

1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,

mainly in the morning. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at

9 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave

Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 9 seconds. A

slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at

9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the

afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at

4 seconds and south 1 foot at 10 seconds. A slight chance of

showers and thunderstorms in the morning. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to

3 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and south

1 foot at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and

thunderstorms. 



Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.



$$